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ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2018

Evaluation of prophylactic and therapeutic effects of ruscogenin on acute radiation proctitis: an experimental rat model.

Erkan Yavuz, Onur Olgac Karagulle, Gulcin Ercan, Atilla Celik, Hakan Yigitbas, Busra Yaprak Bayrak, Rumeysa Tartar, Ramazan Kusaslan, Yuksel Altinel, Osman Bilgin Gulcicek

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Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Erkan YavuzDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2429-3341
Onur Olgac KaragulleDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gulcin ErcanDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Atilla CelikDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hakan YigitbasDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Busra Yaprak BayrakDepartment of Pathology, Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Rumeysa TartarDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ramazan KusaslanDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yuksel AltinelDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Osman Bilgin GulcicekDepartment of General Surgery, Istanbul Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bağcılar Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRKocaeli Üniversitesi · TR

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Abstract

purposeRadiation proctitis (RP) is inflammation and damage to the rectum, manifested secondary to ionizing radiation utilized for treatment. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory therapeutical and protective effects of ruscogenin in a model of acute RP.

methodsThirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups (n = 8) as sham, control, treatment, and prophylaxis groups. Prophylaxis group and treatment group were dosed ruscogenin by oral gavage for 14 days pre- and postradiation. At the end of the 28th day, all subjects were sacrificed.

resultsHistopathological analysis showed a significant increase in cryptitis abscess, cryptitis and reactive atypia, and depth of lymphocytic infiltration of the control group, compared to the other groups (P < 0.05), while treatment and prophylaxis groups showed significant decreases (P < 0.05). Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that immunoreactivity were significantly higher in control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.001, and P < 0.01, respectively), but vice versa for treatment and prophylaxis groups. There was not any significant difference for fibroblast growth factor 2 immunoreactivity. The epithelium of control rectums indicated an increase in TNF-α immunoreactivity while other groups had significant decrease (P < 0.01). Electron microscopical findings were parallel to light microscopy.

conclusionIn this study, ruscogenin was observed to be effective on prophylaxis or treatment of acute RP. Although there are various reports on the treatment of the rectum damaged by acute RP in the literature, this could be the first study since there is no research indicating the ultrastructural effect of ruscogenin.

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ProctitisRadiationRuscogenin

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